Violent Peers, Network Centrality, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration by Young Men

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• Personal Author:
  Heimer K ; Paik A ; Ramirez M ; Sanchagrin K
• Description:
  Purpose: To measure the association between affiliation with violent peers in adolescence and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration by men in early adulthood, and how peer network structure influences the strength of this association. Methods: Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we analyzed a cohort of male subjects, originally in grades 7-12, reporting on sexual relationships 7 years later. At baseline, peer network violence was estimated as the average of network members' reports of their frequency of fighting during the past year, and centrality (number of friendships) was measured. Logistic regression was used to estimate associations between peer network violence, network centrality, and perpetration of IPV in recent intimate relationships. Results: The probability of IPV perpetration was 37% for young men with a large number of friends (>13) engaging in an average of six to seven fights in the past year. However, young men in small- (< 6 friends) or medium-sized peer networks (6-13 friends) with these same levels of violence had probabilities of IPV perpetration between 5% and 7%. Conclusions: School-based interventions that target fighting by male subjects can reduce risk of IPV perpetration later in life. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Behavior Cohort Studies Education Men Mental Disorders Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Violence Women

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Author Keywords: Juvenile Delinquency Behavioral Disorders Cohort Studies Domestic Violence Group Behavior Group Dynamics Humans Regression Analysis Sex Factors Social Networks Sociological Factors Sociology Violence Prevention

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• ISSN:
  1054-139X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062462
• Citation:
  J Adolesc Health 2012 Nov; 51(5):503-509
• Contact Point Address:
  Anthony Paik, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, University of Iowa, W 120 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  anthony-paik@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Adolescent Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225707/cdc_225707_DS1.pdf
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